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Section 11: Awards and Opportunities

Article 1: Championship T-Shirts The Intramural Sports program will offer T-shirts to league and all-university champions in each sport. One team will also be selected as the sportsmanship champion from each division by Intramural Sports staff. These teams will be given a maximum number of shirts. Example 1.5 * a full team, e.g. 1.5 * 10 players on a full softball team = 15 shirts maximum.

Article 2: Sportsmanship AwardsThe team from each major sport with the highest sportsmanship will receive sportsmanship T-shirts. At the conclusion of the year, the team with the highest overall sportsmanship will receive the team sportsmanship award and T-shirts for each team member. If the is a tie the intramural staff will vote on a winner.

Article 3: Fraternity and Sorority CupThe Fraternity Cup and the Sorority Cup will be awarded to the Greek letter teams that accumulate the most pointsthrough participation and success in each Intramural Sports event throughout the year. Fraternities and sororities will earn points by participating in the leagues and events listed each semester. Points are awarded based on the team’s place in the standings and the division the event or league is classified in.

Article 4: The Golden Eagle CupThe Golden Eagle Cup is awarded to men’s, women’s and co-rec independent team that accumulate the most points through participation and success in each Intramural Sports event.

Article 5: How to Achieve PointsTeam’s wishing to compete for a trophy shall contact the Intramural Sports office to register. Each team entered must participate under the same team name within the same division for the whole year. The awards will be presented at the Intramural Sports banquet at the end of the year and displayed in the Intramural Sports trophy case in the Payne Center. Sports will be divided into three categories (Major, Minor and Individual/Dual) and will be awarded points respectively for each.

MAJOR SPORTS (DIVISION A)

POSITIVE

NEGATIVE

ACTIVITY

POINTS

ACTIVITY

POINTS

Team Registered

10

Forfeit

-10

1st Place

40

Default

-3

2nd Place

20

Sportsmanship Rating (<3.0)

-10

3-4 Place

10

Ejection

-2

Wins

3

Losses

1

Sportsmanship Rating (>3.5)

10

Sportsmanship Award Winner

15

MAJOR SPORTS (DIVISION B)

POSITIVE

NEGATIVE

ACTIVITY

POINTS

ACTIVITY

POINTS

Team Registered

10

Forfeit

-10

1st Place

20

Default

-3

2nd Place

10

Sportsmanship Rating (<3.0)

-10

3-4 Place

5

Ejection

-2

Wins

3

Losses

1

Sportsmanship Rating (>3.5)

10

Sportsmanship Award Winner

15

MINOR SPORTS

POSITIVE

NEGATIVE

ACTIVITY

POINTS

ACTIVITY

POINTS

Team Registered

10

Forfeit

-10

1st Place

15

Default

-3

2nd Place

7

Sportsmanship Rating (<3.0)

-10

3-4 Place

3

Ejection

-2

Wins

3

Losses

1

Sportsmanship Rating (>3.5)

10

Sportsmanship Award Winner

15

INDIVIDUAL/DUAL SPORTS

POSITIVE

NEGATIVE

ACTIVITY

POINTS

ACTIVITY

POINTS

Team Registered

5

Forfeit

-5

1st Place

5

Default

-3

2nd Place

3

Ejection

-2

3-4 Place

1

Wins

3

Losses

1

Article 8: Extramural Tournaments Participation in Intramural Sports can lead to opportunities to represent Southern Miss in various state, regional and national extramural tournaments. These tournaments allow participants from Southern Miss to compete against other intramural teams from across the country. Contact the intramural sports office for more information regarding extramural opportunities.